So, you want a lesser sulfur crested cockatoo, but you didn't happen to have time to study about them. Read on and you'll make up all of that info!!

Steps

1

Make sure you even have time to spend with your feathery friend. Birds who don't receive enough attention, love, and affection will become quite noise and sometimes even aggressive.

2

If you are going to train your feathery friend, you need to teach him two important things. Not to poop in the house and not to be aggressive towards other family members. In other words, not to be a one person bird.

3

Make sure that he has room. Lesser sulfur crested cockatoos need plenty of room to play, climb, and explore. So, you need to provide a cage at least 36" long, 24"wide, by 48" tall. It is a good idea to have multiple or extremely secure locks since these avian Einsteins will devise clever ways to escape. Space between the bars shall never exceed 3/4.

4

Provide plenty of toys. Make sure they are made of wood to keep their beaks filed down.

When you are training your cockatoo to step up, gently knock it off balance by tapping it in the lower abdomen with the hand you want it to step up onto. Make sure not to hit it hard enough to cause pain or knock it off the perch. Once it is on your hand, reward it with a treat. I also recommend clicker training.